finish

Definitions of finish in various dictionaries:

noun - a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)

noun - the temporal end

noun - a highly developed state of perfection

noun - the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)

noun - designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race)

noun - the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict)

noun - event whose occurrence ends something

noun - (wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed)

noun - the act of finishing

verb - come or bring to a finish or an end

verb - finally be or do something

verb - have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense

verb - provide with a finish

verb - finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table

verb - cause to finish a relationship with somebody

To arrive at or attain the end of: finish a race.

To bring to an end; terminate: finished cleaning the room.

To consume all of; use up: finish a pie.

To give (wood, for example) a desired or particular surface texture.

To destroy; kill: finished the injured horse with a bullet.

To bring about the ruin of: The stock market crash finished many speculators.

To come to an end; stop.

To reach the end of a task, course, or relationship.

Abbr.

The reason for one’s ruin; downfall.

The last treatment or coating of a surface: applied a shellac finish to the cabinet.

The surface texture produced by such a treatment or coating.

A material used in surfacing or finishing.

Completeness, thoroughness, refinement, or smoothness of execution; polish.

verb - to bring to an end